Methods, systems, apparatuses and devices for facilitating provisioning of a virtual experience

ABSTRACT

A system for facilitating provisioning of a virtual experience is disclosed. The system may include a communication device configured for receiving at least one first sensor data from at least one first sensor of a first vehicle and at least one second sensor data from at least one second sensor of a second vehicle. Further, the communication device may be configured for transmitting at least one first presentation data to at least one first presentation device and at least one second presentation data to at least one second presentation device. Further, the at least one presentation device may be configured for presenting the at least one first presentation data and the at least one second presentation data. Further, the system may include a processing device configured for generating the at least one first presentation data and the at least one second presentation data.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Generally, the present disclosure relates to the field of dataprocessing. More specifically, the present disclosure relates tomethods, systems, apparatuses and devices for facilitating provisioningof a virtual experience.

BACKGROUND

Technology is often used for various types of training. This may includeusing simulators. For combat training, pilots are provided withsimulators that simulate the real aircraft. NATO has developed Live,Virtual, Constructive (LVC) model as the next generation of hybridtraining solutions to prepare the military for the battlefield of thefuture. Live refers to simulation involving real people operating realsystems. Military training events using real equipment are livesimulations. They are considered simulations because they are notconducted against a live enemy. Virtual refers to real people insimulated systems, on the ground. Virtual simulations inject aHuman-in-the-Loop into a central role by exercising motor control skills(e.g., flying jet), decision-making skills, or communication skills.Further, constructive refers to computer-generated targets. Constructivesimulation involves simulated people operating simulated systems. Realpeople stimulate (make inputs to) such simulations, but are not involvedin determining the outcomes. A constructive simulation is a computerprogram.

However, the existing systems allow pilots to physically only see liveassets. There are no visuals for constructive and virtual assets.Therefore, the existing systems provide very limited training value.

Further, the existing systems do not allow pilots to look out of thecockpit window and see a real-looking airplane in the sky. Instead, theexisting systems use instruments or flight computers that may display anenemy—but it's not an enemy that the pilots can actually see. Therefore,they do not allow for within visual range maneuvering. Further, theexisting systems are unable to provide high-quality visual content topilots with high accuracy.

Therefore, there is a need for improved methods, systems, apparatusesand devices for facilitating provisioning of a virtual experience thatmay overcome one or more of the above-mentioned problems and/orlimitations.

BRIEF SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form, that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter. Nor is this summaryintended to be used to limit the claimed subject matter's scope.

According to some embodiments, a system for facilitating provisioning ofa virtual experience is disclosed. The system may include acommunication device configured for receiving at least one first sensordata corresponding to at least one first sensor associated with a firstvehicle. Further, the at least one first sensor may be communicativelycoupled to a first transmitter configured for transmitting the at leastone first sensor data over a first communication channel. Further, thecommunication device may be configured for receiving at least one secondsensor data corresponding to at least one second sensor associated witha second vehicle. Further, the at least one second sensor may becommunicatively coupled to a second transmitter configured fortransmitting the at least one second sensor data over a secondcommunication channel. Further, the communication device may beconfigured for transmitting at least one first presentation data to atleast one first presentation device associated with the first vehicle.Further, the at least one first presentation device may include a firstreceiver configured for receiving the at least one first presentationdata over the first communication channel. Further, the at least onepresentation device may be configured for presenting the at least onefirst presentation data. Further, the communication device may beconfigured for transmitting at least one second presentation data to atleast one second presentation device associated with the second vehicle.Further, the at least one second presentation device may include asecond receiver configured for receiving the at least one secondpresentation data over the second communication channel. Further, the atleast one presentation device may be configured for presenting the atleast one second presentation data. Further, the system may include aprocessing device configured for generating the at least one firstpresentation data based on the at least one second sensor data. Further,the processing device may be configured for generating the at least onesecond presentation data based on the at least one first sensor data.Further, the system may include a storage device configured for storingeach of the at least one first presentation data and the at least onesecond presentation data.

According to some embodiments, a method of facilitating provisioning ofa virtual experience is also disclosed. The method may includereceiving, using a communication device, at least one first sensor datacorresponding to at least one first sensor associated with a firstvehicle. Further, the at least one first sensor may be communicativelycoupled to a first transmitter configured for transmitting the at leastone first sensor data over a first communication channel; receiving,using the communication device, at least one second sensor datacorresponding to at least one second sensor associated with a secondvehicle. Further, the at least one second sensor may be communicativelycoupled to a second transmitter configured for transmitting the at leastone second sensor data over a second communication channel;transmitting, using the communication device, at least one firstpresentation data to at least one first presentation device associatedwith the first vehicle. Further, the at least one first presentationdevice may include a first receiver configured for receiving the atleast one first presentation data over the first communication channel.Further, the at least one presentation device may be configured forpresenting the at least one first presentation data; transmitting, usingthe communication device, at least one second presentation data to atleast one second presentation device associated with the second vehicle.Further, the at least one second presentation device may include asecond receiver configured for receiving the at least one secondpresentation data over the second communication channel. Further, the atleast one presentation device may be configured for presenting the atleast one second presentation data. Further, the method may includegenerating, using a processing device, the at least one firstpresentation data based on the at least one second sensor data. Further,the method may include generating, using the processing device, the atleast one second presentation data based on the at least one firstsensor data. Further, the method may include storing, using a storagedevice, each of the at least one first presentation data and the atleast one second presentation data.

According to some embodiment, an apparatus for facilitating provisioningof a virtual experience is also disclosed. The apparatus may include atleast one first sensor configured for sensing at least one first sensordata associated with a first vehicle. Further, the apparatus may includea first transmitter configured to be communicatively coupled to the atleast first sensor. Further, the first transmitter may be furtherconfigured for transmitting the at least one first sensor data to acommunication device of a system over a first communication channel.Further, the apparatus may include a first receiver configured forreceiving the at least one first presentation data from thecommunication device over the first communication channel. Further, theat least one first presentation device may be further configured forpresenting the at last one first presentation data. Further, thecommunication device may be further configured for receiving at leastone second sensor data corresponding to at least one second sensorassociated with a second vehicle. Further, the at least one secondsensor may be communicatively coupled to a second transmitter configuredfor transmitting the at least one second sensor data over a secondcommunication channel. Further, the system further may include aprocessing device communicatively coupled to the communication device.Further, the processing device may be configured for generating the atleast one first presentation data based on the at least one secondsensor data. Further, the apparatus may include at least one firstpresentation device configured to be communicatively coupled to thefirst receiver.

Both the foregoing summary and the following detailed descriptionprovide examples and are explanatory only. Accordingly, the foregoingsummary and the following detailed description should not be consideredto be restrictive. Further, features or variations may be provided inaddition to those set forth herein. For example, embodiments may bedirected to various feature combinations and sub-combinations describedin the detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this disclosure, illustrate various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The drawings contain representations of various trademarksand copyrights owned by the Applicants. In addition, the drawings maycontain other marks owned by third parties and are being used forillustrative purposes only. All rights to various trademarks andcopyrights represented herein, except those belonging to theirrespective owners, are vested in and the property of the applicants. Theapplicants retain and reserve all rights in their trademarks andcopyrights included herein, and grant permission to reproduce thematerial only in connection with reproduction of the granted patent andfor no other purpose.

FIG. 1 is an illustration of a platform consistent with variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system for facilitating provisioning of avirtual experience in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a first head mount display for facilitatingprovisioning of a virtual experience in accordance with some embodiments

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an apparatus for facilitating provisioningof a virtual experience in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method of facilitating provisioning of avirtual experience in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 6 shows a method to allow real pilots in real aircraft usingaugmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual piece of airspace, inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7 shows an augmented reality view shown to a real pilot, inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows two real aircraft in a virtual airspace, in accordance withan exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a computing device for implementing themethods disclosed herein, in accordance with some embodiments.

Furthermore, the drawings may contain text or captions that may explaincertain embodiments of the present disclosure. This text is included forillustrative, non-limiting, explanatory purposes of certain embodimentsdetailed in the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one havingordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broadutility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment mayincorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects ofthe disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality ofthe above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed andidentified as being “preferred” is considered to be part of a best modecontemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure.Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrativepurposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, manyembodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, andequivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodimentsdescribed herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail inrelation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that thisdisclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure, andare made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enablingdisclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments isnot intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patentprotection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, whichscope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It isnot intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by readinginto any claim limitation found herein and/or issuing here from thatdoes not explicitly appear in the claim itself.

Thus, for example, any sequence(s) and/or temporal order of steps ofvarious processes or methods that are described herein are illustrativeand not restrictive. Accordingly, it should be understood that, althoughsteps of various processes or methods may be shown and described asbeing in a sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such processesor methods are not limited to being carried out in any particularsequence or order, absent an indication otherwise. Indeed, the steps insuch processes or methods generally may be carried out in variousdifferent sequences and orders while still falling within the scope ofthe present disclosure. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope ofpatent protection is to be defined by the issued claim(s) rather thanthe description set forth herein.

Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refersto that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to meanbased on the contextual use of such term herein. To the extent that themeaning of a term used herein—as understood by the ordinary artisanbased on the contextual use of such term—differs in any way from anyparticular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that themeaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan shouldprevail.

Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, “a” and “an”each generally denotes “at least one,” but does not exclude a pluralityunless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join alist of items, “or” denotes “at least one of the items,” but does notexclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein tojoin a list of items, “and” denotes “all of the items of the list.”

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings.Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawingsand the following description to refer to the same or similar elements.While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described,modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. Forexample, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to theelements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described hereinmay be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to thedisclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description doesnot limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure isdefined by the claims found herein and/or issuing here from. The presentdisclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headersare used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon thesubjected matter disclosed under the header.

The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover,while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in thecontext of provisioning of a virtual experience, embodiments of thepresent disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.

In general, the method disclosed herein may be performed by one or morecomputing devices. For example, in some embodiments, the method may beperformed by a server computer in communication with one or more clientdevices over a communication network such as, for example, the Internet.In some other embodiments, the method may be performed by one or more ofat least one server computer, at least one client device, at least onenetwork device, at least one sensor, and at least one actuator. Examplesof the one or more client devices and/or the server computer mayinclude, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, apersonal digital assistant, a portable electronic device, a wearablecomputer, a smart phone, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a smartelectrical appliance, a video game console, a rack server, asuper-computer, a mainframe computer, mini-computer, micro-computer, astorage server, an application server (e.g. a mail server, a web server,a real-time communication server, an FTP server, a virtual server, aproxy server, a DNS server etc.), a quantum computer, and so on.Further, one or more client devices and/or the server computer may beconfigured for executing a software application such as, for example,but not limited to, an operating system (e.g. Windows, Mac OS, Unix,Linux, Android, etc.) in order to provide a user interface (e.g. GUI,touch-screen based interface, voice-based interface, gesture-basedinterface etc.) for use by the one or more users and/or a networkinterface for communicating with other devices over a communicationnetwork. Accordingly, the server computer may include a processingdevice configured for performing data processing tasks such as, forexample, but not limited to, analyzing, identifying, determining,generating, transforming, calculating, computing, compressing,decompressing, encrypting, decrypting, scrambling, splitting, merging,interpolating, extrapolating, redacting, anonymizing, encoding anddecoding. Further, the server computer may include a communicationdevice configured for communicating with one or more external devices.The one or more external devices may include, for example, but are notlimited to, a client device, a third party database, public database, aprivate database and so on. Further, the communication device may beconfigured for communicating with the one or more external devices overone or more communication channels. Further, the one or morecommunication channels may include a wireless communication channeland/or a wired communication channel. Accordingly, the communicationdevice may be configured for performing one or more of transmitting andreceiving of information in electronic form. Further, the servercomputer may include a storage device configured for performing datastorage and/or data retrieval operations. In general, the storage devicemay be configured for providing reliable storage of digital information.Accordingly, in some embodiments, the storage device may be based ontechnologies such as, but not limited to, data compression, data backup,data redundancy, deduplication, error correction, data finger-printing,role-based access control, and so on.

Further, one or more steps of the method disclosed herein may beinitiated, maintained, controlled and/or terminated based on a controlinput received from one or more devices operated by one or more userssuch as, for example, but not limited to, an end user, an admin, aservice provider, a service consumer, an agent, a broker and arepresentative thereof. Further, the user as defined herein may refer toa human, an animal or an artificially intelligent being in any state ofexistence, unless stated otherwise, elsewhere in the present disclosure.Further, in some embodiments, the one or more users may be required tosuccessfully perform authentication in order for the control input to beeffective. In general, a user of the one or more users may performauthentication based on the possession of a secret human readable secretdata (e.g. username, password, passphrase, PIN, secret question, secretanswer etc.) and/or possession of a machine-readable secret data (e.g.encryption key, decryption key, barcodes, etc.) and/or or possession ofone or more embodied characteristics unique to the user (e.g. biometricvariables such as, but not limited to, fingerprint, palm-print, voicecharacteristics, behavioral characteristics, facial features, irispattern, heart rate variability, evoked potentials, brain waves, and soon) and/or possession of a unique device (e.g. a device with a uniquephysical and/or chemical and/or biological characteristic, a hardwaredevice with a unique serial number, a network device with a uniqueIP/MAC address, a telephone with a unique phone number, a smartcard withan authentication token stored thereupon, etc.). Accordingly, the one ormore steps of the method may include communicating (e.g. transmittingand/or receiving) with one or more sensor devices and/or one or moreactuators in order to perform authentication. For example, the one ormore steps may include receiving, using the communication device, thesecret human-readable data from an input device such as, for example, akeyboard, a keypad, a touch-screen, a microphone, a camera and so on.Likewise, the one or more steps may include receiving, using thecommunication device, the one or more embodied characteristics from oneor more biometric sensors.

Further, one or more steps of the method may be automatically initiated,maintained and/or terminated based on one or more predefined conditions.In an instance, the one or more predefined conditions may be based onone or more contextual variables. In general, the one or more contextualvariables may represent a condition relevant to the performance of theone or more steps of the method. The one or more contextual variablesmay include, for example, but are not limited to, location, time,identity of a user associated with a device (e.g. the server computer, aclient device etc.) corresponding to the performance of the one or moresteps, environmental variables (e.g. temperature, humidity, pressure,wind speed, lighting, sound, etc.) associated with a devicecorresponding to the performance of the one or more steps, physicalstate and/or physiological state and/or psychological state of the user,physical state (e.g. motion, direction of motion, orientation, speed,velocity, acceleration, trajectory, etc.) of the device corresponding tothe performance of the one or more steps and/or semantic content of dataassociated with the one or more users. Accordingly, the one or moresteps may include communicating with one or more sensors and/or one ormore actuators associated with the one or more contextual variables. Forexample, the one or more sensors may include, but are not limited to, atiming device (e.g. a real-time clock), a location sensor (e.g. a GPSreceiver, a GLONASS receiver, an indoor location sensor etc.), abiometric sensor (e.g. a fingerprint sensor), an environmental variablesensor (e.g. temperature sensor, humidity sensor, pressure sensor, etc.)and a device state sensor (e.g. a power sensor, a voltage/currentsensor, a switch-state sensor, a usage sensor, etc. associated with thedevice corresponding to performance of the or more steps).

Further, the one or more steps of the method may be performed one ormore number of times. Additionally, the one or more steps may beperformed in any order other than as exemplarily disclosed herein,unless explicitly stated otherwise, elsewhere in the present disclosure.Further, two or more steps of the one or more steps may, in someembodiments, be simultaneously performed, at least in part. Further, insome embodiments, there may be one or more time gaps between theperformance of any two steps of the one or more steps.

Further, in some embodiments, the one or more predefined conditions maybe specified by the one or more users. Accordingly, the one or moresteps may include receiving, using the communication device, the one ormore predefined conditions from one or more and devices operated by theone or more users. Further, the one or more predefined conditions may bestored in the storage device. Alternatively, and/or additionally, insome embodiments, the one or more predefined conditions may beautomatically determined, using the processing device, based onhistorical data corresponding to the performance of the one or moresteps. For example, the historical data may be collected, using thestorage device, from a plurality of instances of the performance of themethod. Such historical data may include performance actions (e.g.initiating, maintaining, interrupting, terminating, etc.) of the one ormore steps and/or the one or more contextual variables associatedtherewith. Further, machine learning may be performed on the historicaldata in order to determine the one or more predefined conditions. Forinstance, machine learning on the historical data may determine acorrelation between one or more contextual variables and performance ofthe one or more steps of the method. Accordingly, the one or morepredefined conditions may be generated, using the processing device,based on the correlation.

Further, one or more steps of the method may be performed at one or morespatial locations. For instance, the method may be performed by aplurality of devices interconnected through a communication network.Accordingly, in an example, one or more steps of the method may beperformed by a server computer. Similarly, one or more steps of themethod may be performed by a client computer. Likewise, one or moresteps of the method may be performed by an intermediate entity such as,for example, a proxy server. For instance, one or more steps of themethod may be performed in a distributed fashion across the plurality ofdevices in order to meet one or more objectives. For example, oneobjective may be to provide load balancing between two or more devices.Another objective may be to restrict a location of one or more of aninput data, an output data and any intermediate data there betweencorresponding to one or more steps of the method. For example, in aclient-server environment, sensitive data corresponding to a user maynot be allowed to be transmitted to the server computer. Accordingly,one or more steps of the method operating on the sensitive data and/or aderivative thereof may be performed at the client device.

Overview

The present disclosure describes methods and systems to allow realpilots in real aircraft use augmented and virtual reality for combattraining.

According to some embodiments, a platform to allow real pilots in realaircraft using augmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual pieceof airspace is disclosed. The platform may include a centralized serverwhich may communicate with augmented reality display devices for pilots,and sensor systems of aircraft. Further, the centralized server mayinclude one or more servers; for example, a master server and one ormore local servers. The one or more servers may be stationed on one ormore of the aircraft, the ground and a satellite orbiting the earth. Allcommunication between the augmented reality display device and thesensor system with the platform may be carried via radio waves. Theaugmented reality display device may display content to a pilot flyingthe aircraft. The sensor system of the aircraft may include one or moreinternal sensors to track and localize the pilot's head within thecockpit of the aircraft. Further, the sensor system of the aircraft mayinclude one or more external sensors to track the operational state(e.g. location, speed, a direction of travel, etc.) of the aircraft.Further, Coupled Fusion Tracking (CFT) may be employed to combine thedata received from the one or more internal sensors and the one or moreexternal sensors to provide a highly usable augmented reality solutionin a fast-moving environment.

According to some aspects, a method to allow real pilots in realaircraft using augmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtualairspace is disclosed. The method may include creating the virtualairspace in an augmented and virtual reality environment. Further, themethod may include a real pilot in a real aircraft joining the virtualairspace via their augmented and virtual reality equipment. The realaircraft may be flying in the real world. Further, the method mayinclude providing augmented and virtual reality content to the realpilot via their augmented and virtual reality equipment. Further, themethod may include tracking the real pilot and the real aircraft. Thismay include tracking the position and orientation of the pilot's headwithin the cockpit of the aircraft using the one or more internalsensors. Further, this may include tracking the operational state (e.g.location, speed, a direction of travel, etc.) of the aircraft in thevirtual airspace using the one or more external sensors. Moreover, themethod may include continuously updating the augmented and virtualreality content shown to the real pilot flying the real aircraft basedon the tracking the real pilot and the real aircraft.

According to some embodiments, an airborne flight training system isdisclosed. The system may be referred to as Airborne Tactical AugmentedReality Integration (ATARI). The system may allow real pilots in realaircraft using augmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual pieceof airspace and conduct live flight and combat training in either anaugmented or virtual space. Further, the system may be configured toaccurately display a high fidelity image to pilots in flight using anaugmented reality device (such as a flight helmet, or a special gogglesor the cockpit glass). Further, the system may use external trackers(for outside-in tracking) inside the cockpit to localize the pilot'shead within the airframe. Further, the system may use external sensorsin the aircraft itself to track the aircraft. Further, the system mayuse Coupled Fusion Tracking (CFT) to combine two pieces of informationincluding the state of the pilot's head and the aircraft to providehighly usable augmented reality solution in a fast-moving environment.

According to some embodiments, a method and a system is disclosed formonitoring operational state (e.g. location, speed, the direction oftravel, etc.) of a first vehicle and accordingly providing an image ofthe first vehicle in an augmented reality view visible from within asecond vehicle (physically distant from the first vehicle) in order tocreate an impression of the first vehicle being in the vicinity of thesecond vehicle. Further, the method and system may provide an augmentedreality view to a user of a vehicle (E.g. aircraft) in order tofacilitate training for combat. Accordingly, the method and system mayprovide a multi-player video game where participants play the video gamewhile flying real aircraft in the real world.

In further embodiments, the disclosed system may support all domainsincluding, Sea, Air, Land, Space, and Cyber, and may also include allvehicles (other than aircraft). Further, the system may support varioustypes of training (other than combat training).

FIG. 1 is an illustration of an online platform 100 consistent withvarious embodiments of the present disclosure. By way of non-limitingexample, the online platform 100 to facilitate provisioning of a virtualexperience may be hosted on a centralized server 102, such as, forexample, a cloud computing service. The centralized server 102 maycommunicate with other network entities, such as, for example, anaugmented and virtual reality display device 106, a sensor system 110 ofan aircraft, database 114 (such as 3D model database over acommunication network 104, such as, but not limited to, the Internet.Further, users of the online platform 100 may include relevant partiessuch as, but not limited to, trainees, trainers, pilots, administrators,and so on.

Accordingly, in some instances, the augmented and virtual realitydisplay device 106 operated by a pilot (a user 112) may be incommunication with the platform 100. Further, the sensor system 110 ofan aircraft may be in communication with the platform 100. Allcommunication between the augmented and virtual reality display device106 and the sensor system 110 with the platform 100 may be carried viaradio waves. For example, Aircraft Communications Addressing andReporting System (ACARS) may be used for communication between theaugmented and virtual reality display device 106 or the sensor system110, and the platform 100.

Further, the centralized server 102 may include one or more servers; forexample, a master server and one or more local servers. The one or moreservers may be stationed on one or more of the aircraft, the ground anda satellite orbiting the earth (such as Satcom and Iridium™ satellites).Further, the aircraft may include a Remote Artificial Intelligence Link(RAIL) for communication with the centralized server 102. Further, theAI-driven processing and the graphics generation may be performed on thecentralized server 102.

The augmented and virtual reality display device 106 may display contentto a pilot flying the aircraft. The augmented and virtual realitydisplay device 106 may be one of a head-mounted display (HMD),Eyeglasses, head-up display (HUD), smart contact lenses, Virtual retinaldisplay, EyeTap, and cockpit glass. In some embodiments, the augmentedand virtual reality display device 106 may be integrated with a flighthelmet of a pilot. Further, an Enhanced Visual Environment (EVE) may beconfigured to provide high fidelity/wide field of view content to theaugmented and virtual reality display device 106.

The sensor system 110 of the aircraft may include one or more internalsensors to track and localize the pilot's head within the cockpit of theaircraft.

Further, the sensor system 110 of the aircraft may include one or moreexternal sensors to track the position and orientation of the aircraft.Further, an Avionics Integration System may be configured to providesaccurate six degrees of freedom positioning of aircraft. The six degreesof freedom include longitudinal (forward and backward thrust), vertical(aircraft moves upward and downward), lateral (aircraft moves from sideto side), pitch (nose pitches up or down), roll (wings roll up or down)and yaw (nose moves from side to side).

Further, Coupled Fusion Tracking (CFT) may be employed to combine thedata received from the one or more internal sensors and the one or moreexternal sensors to provide a highly usable augmented reality solutionin a fast-moving environment. Further, the CFT may integrate bothvirtual reality and augmented reality to provide robust augmentedreality visuals within a dynamic environment. For example, the CFT mayallow for drawing an accurate picture of an enemy aircraft in augmentedand virtual reality display device 106 worn by a pilot.

A user 112, such as the one or more relevant parties, may access onlineplatform 100 through a software application or browser. The softwareapplication may be embodied as, for example, but not be limited to, awebsite, a web application, a desktop application, and a mobileapplication compatible with a computing device 900.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system 200 for facilitating provisioningof a virtual experience in accordance with some embodiments. The system200 may include a communication device 202, a processing device 204 anda storage device 206.

The communication device 202 may be configured for receiving at leastone first sensor data corresponding to at least one first sensor 210associated with a first vehicle 208. Further, the at least one firstsensor 210 may be communicatively coupled to a first transmitter 212configured for transmitting the at least one first sensor data over afirst communication channel. In some embodiments, the first vehicle 208may be a first aircraft. Further, the first user may be a first pilot.

Further, the communication device 202 may be configured for receiving atleast one second sensor data corresponding to at least one second sensor220 associated with a second vehicle 218. Further, the at least onesecond sensor 220 may be communicatively coupled to a second transmitter222 configured for transmitting the at least one second sensor data overa second communication channel. In some embodiments, the second vehicle218 may be a second aircraft. Further, the second user may be a secondpilot.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor data may be receivedfrom a first On-Board-Diagnostics (OBD) system of the first vehicle 208,the at least one second sensor data may be received from a secondOn-Board-Diagnostics (OBD) system of the second vehicle 218.

Further, the communication device 202 may be configured for transmittingat least one first presentation data to at least one first presentationdevice 214 associated with the first vehicle 208. Further, the at leastone first presentation device 214 may include a first receiver 216configured for receiving the at least one first presentation data overthe first communication channel. Further, the at least one presentationdevice may be configured for presenting the at least one firstpresentation data.

Further, the communication device 202 may be configured for transmittingat least one second presentation data to at least one secondpresentation device 224 associated with the second vehicle 218. Further,the at least one second presentation device 224 may include a secondreceiver 226 configured for receiving the at least one secondpresentation data over the second communication channel. Further, the atleast one presentation device may be configured for presenting the atleast one second presentation data.

Further, the processing device 204 may be configured for generating theat least one first presentation data based on the at least one secondsensor data.

Further, the processing device 204 may be configured for generating theat least one second presentation data based on the at least one firstsensor data.

Further, the storage device 206 may be configured for storing each ofthe at least one first presentation data and the at least one secondpresentation data.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor 210 may include oneor more of a first orientation sensor, a first motion sensor, a firstaccelerometer, a first location sensor, a first speed sensor, a firstvibration sensor, a first temperature sensor, a first light sensor and afirst sound sensor. Further, the at least one second sensor 220 mayinclude one or more of a second orientation sensor, a second motionsensor, a second accelerometer, a second location sensor, a second speedsensor, a second vibration sensor, a second temperature sensor, a secondlight sensor and a second sound sensor.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor 210 may be configuredfor sensing at least one first physical variable associated with thefirst vehicle 208. Further, the at least one second sensor 220 may beconfigured for sensing at least one second physical variable associatedwith the second vehicle. In further embodiments, the at least one firstphysical variable may include one or more of a first orientation, afirst motion, a first acceleration, a first location, a first speed, afirst vibration, a first temperature, a first light intensity and afirst sound. Further, the at least one second physical variable mayinclude one or more of a second orientation, a second motion, a secondacceleration, a second location, a second speed, a second vibration, asecond temperature, a second light intensity and a second sound.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor 210 may include afirst environmental sensor configured for sensing a first environmentalvariable associated with the first vehicle 208. Further, the at leastone second sensor 220 may include a second environmental sensorconfigured for sensing a second environmental variable associated withthe second vehicle.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor 210 may include afirst user sensor configured for sensing a first user variableassociated with a first user of the first vehicle 208. Further, the atleast one second sensor 220 may include a second user sensor configuredfor sensing a second user variable associated with a second user of thesecond vehicle 218.

In further embodiments, the first user variable may include a first userlocation and a first user orientation. Further, the second user variablemay include a second user location and a second user orientation.Further, the first presentation device may include a first head mountdisplay. Further, the second presentation device may include a secondhead mount display.

In further embodiments, the first head mount display may include a firstuser location sensor of the at least one first sensor 210 configured forsensing the first user location and a first user orientation sensor ofthe at least one first sensor 210 configured for sensing the first userorientation. The first head mount display is explained in further detailin conjunction with FIG. 3 below. Further, the second head mount displaymay include a second user location sensor of the at least one secondsensor 220 configured for sensing the second user location, a seconduser orientation sensor of the at least one second sensor 220 configuredfor sensing the second user orientation.

In further embodiments, the first vehicle 208 may include a first userlocation sensor of the at least one first sensor 210 configured forsensing the first user location and a first user orientation sensor ofthe at least one first sensor 210 configured for sensing the first userorientation. Further, the second vehicle 218 may include a second userlocation sensor of the at least one second sensor 220 configured forsensing the second user location, a second user orientation sensor ofthe at least one second sensor 220 configured for sensing the seconduser orientation.

In further embodiments, the first user orientation sensor may include afirst gaze sensor configured for sensing a first eye gaze of the firstsensor. Further, the second user orientation sensor may include a secondgaze sensor configured for sensing a second eye gaze of the secondsensor.

In further embodiments, the first user location sensor may include afirst proximity sensor configured for sensing the first user location inrelation to the at least one first presentation device 214. Further, thesecond user location sensor may include a second proximity sensorconfigured for sensing the second user location in relation to the atleast one second presentation device 224.

In some embodiments, the first head mount display may include a firstsee-through display device. Further, the second head mount display mayinclude a second see-through display device.

In some embodiments, the first head mount display may include a firstoptical marker configured to facilitate determination of one or more ofthe first user location and the first user orientation. Further, the atleast one first sensor 210 may include a first camera configured forcapturing a first image of the first optical marker. Further, the atleast one first sensor 210 may be communicatively coupled to a firstprocessor associated with the vehicle. Further, the first processor maybe configured for determining one or more of the first user location andthe first user orientation based on analysis of the first image.Further, the second head mount display may include a second opticalmarker configured to facilitate determination of one or more of thesecond user location and the second user orientation. Further, the atleast one second sensor 220 may include a second camera configured forcapturing a second image of the second optical marker. Further, the atleast one second sensor 220 may be communicatively coupled to a secondprocessor associated with the vehicle. Further, the second processor maybe configured for determining one or more of the second user locationand the second user orientation based on analysis of the second image.

In some embodiments, the first presentation device may include a firstsee-through display device disposed in a first windshield of the firstvehicle 208. Further, the second presentation device may include asecond see-through display device disposed in a second windshield of thesecond vehicle 218.

In some embodiments, the first vehicle 208 may include a firstwatercraft, a first land vehicle, a first aircraft and a firstamphibious vehicle. Further, the second vehicle 218 may include a secondwatercraft, a second land vehicle, a second aircraft and a secondamphibious vehicle.

In some embodiments, the at least one first presentation data mayinclude one or more of a first visual data, a first audio data and afirst haptic data. Further, the at least one second presentation datamay include one or more of a second visual data, a second audio data anda second haptic data.

In some embodiments, the at least one first presentation device 214 mayinclude at least one environmental variable actuator configured forcontrolling at least one first environmental variable associated withthe first vehicle 208 based on the first presentation data. Further, theat least one second presentation device 224 may include at least oneenvironmental variable actuator configured for controlling at least onesecond environmental variable associated with the second vehicle 218based on the second presentation data. In further embodiments, the atleast one first environmental variable may include one or more of afirst temperature level, a first humidity level, a first pressure level,a first oxygen level, a first ambient light, a first ambient sound, afirst vibration level, a first turbulence, a first motion, a firstspeed, a first orientation and a first acceleration, the at least onesecond environmental variable may include one or more of a secondtemperature level, a second humidity level, a second pressure level, asecond oxygen level, a second ambient light, a second ambient sound, asecond vibration level, a second turbulence, a second motion, a secondspeed, a second orientation and a second acceleration.

In some embodiments, the first vehicle 208 may include each of the atleast one first sensor 210 and the at least one first presentationdevice 214. Further, the second vehicle 218 may include each of the atleast one second sensor 220 and the at least one second presentationdevice 224.

In some embodiments, the storage device 206 may be further configuredfor storing a first three-dimensional model corresponding to the firstvehicle 208 and a second three-dimensional model corresponding to thesecond vehicle 218. Further, the generating of the first presentationdata may be based further on the second three-dimensional model.Further, the generating of the second presentation data may be basedfurther on the first three-dimensional model.

In some embodiments, the communication device 202 may be furtherconfigured for receiving an administrator command from an administratordevice. Further, the generating of one or more of the first presentationdata and the second presentation data may be based further on theadministrator command. In further embodiments, the at least one firstpresentation model may include at least one first virtual object modelcorresponding to at least one first virtual object. Further, the atleast one second presentation model may include at least one secondvirtual object model corresponding to at least one second virtualobject. Further, the generating of the at least one first virtual objectmodel may be independent of the at least one second sensor model.Further, the generating of the at least one second virtual object modelmay be independent of the at least one first sensor model. Further, thegenerating of one or more of the at least one first virtual object modeland the at least one second virtual object model may be based on theadministrator command. Further, the storage device 206 may be configuredfor storing the at least one first virtual object model and the at leastone second virtual object model.

In further embodiments, the administrator command may include a virtualdistance parameter. Further, the generating of each of the at least onefirst presentation data and the at least one second presentation datamay be based on the virtual distance parameter.

In further embodiments, the at least one first sensor data may includeat least one first proximity data corresponding to at least one firstexternal real object in a vicinity of the first vehicle 208. Further,the at least one second sensor data may include at least one secondproximity data corresponding to at least one second external real objectin a vicinity of the second vehicle 218. Further, the generating of theat least one first presentation data may be based further on the atleast one second proximity data. Further, the generating of the at leastone second presentation data may be based further on the at least onefirst proximity data. In further embodiments, the at least one firstexternal real object may include a first cloud, a first landscapefeature, a first man-made structure and a first natural object. Further,the at least one second external real object may include a second cloud,a second landscape feature, a second man-made structure and a secondnatural object.

In some embodiments, the at least one first sensor data may include atleast one first image data corresponding to at least one first externalreal object in a vicinity of the first vehicle 208. Further, the atleast one second sensor data may include at least one second image datacorresponding to at least one second external real object in a vicinityof the second vehicle 218. Further, the generating of the at least onefirst presentation data may be based further on the at least one secondimage data. Further, the generating of the at least one secondpresentation data may be based further on the at least one first imagedata.

In some embodiments, the communication device 202 may be furtherconfigured for transmitting a server authentication data to the firstreceiver 216. Further, the first receiver 216 may be communicativelycoupled to first processor associated with the first presentationdevice. Further, the first processor may be communicatively coupled to afirst memory device configured to store a first authentication data.Further, the first processor may be configured for performing a firstserver authentication based on the first authentication data and theserver authentication data. Further, the first processor may beconfigured for controlling presentation of the at least one firstpresentation data on the at least one first presentation device 214based on the first server authentication. Further, the communicationdevice 202 may be configured for transmitting a server authenticationdata to the second receiver 226. Further, the second receiver 226 may becommunicatively coupled to second processor associated with the secondpresentation device. Further, the second processor may becommunicatively coupled to a second memory device configured to store asecond authentication data. Further, the second processor may beconfigured for performing a second server authentication based on thesecond authentication data and the server authentication data. Further,the second processor may be configured for controlling presentation ofthe at least one second presentation data on the at least one secondpresentation device 224 based on the second server authentication.Further, the communication device 202 may be configured for receiving afirst client authentication data from the first transmitter 212.Further, the storage device 206 may be configured for storing the firstauthentication data. Further, the communication device 202 may beconfigured for and receiving a second client authentication data fromthe second transmitter 222. Further, the storage device 206 may beconfigured for storing the second authentication data. Further, theprocessing device 204 may be further configured for performing a firstclient authentication based on the first client authentication data andthe first authentication data. Further, the generating of the at leastone second presentation data may be further based on the first clientauthentication. Further, the processing device 204 may be configured forperforming a second client authentication based on the second clientauthentication data and the second authentication data. Further, thegenerating of the at least one first presentation data may be furtherbased on the second client authentication.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a first head mount display 300 forfacilitating provisioning of a virtual experience in accordance withsome embodiments. The first head mount display 300 includes a first userlocation sensor 302 of the at least one first sensor configured forsensing the first user location and a first user orientation sensor 304of the at least one first sensor configured for sensing the first userorientation.

Further, the first head mount display 300 may include a display device306 to present visuals. The display device may a first see-throughdisplay device.

Further, the first head mount display 300 may include a processingdevice 308 configured to obtain sensor data from the first user locationsensor 302 and the first user orientation sensor 304. Further, theprocessing device 308 may be configured to send visuals to the displaydevice 306.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an apparatus 400 for facilitatingprovisioning of a virtual experience in accordance with someembodiments. The apparatus 400 may include at least one first sensor 402(such as the at least one first sensor 210) configured for sensing atleast one first sensor data associated with a first vehicle (such as thefirst vehicle 208). Further, the apparatus 400 may include a firsttransmitter 404 (such as the first transmitter 212) configured to becommunicatively coupled to the at least first sensor 402. Further, thefirst transmitter 404 may be further configured for transmitting the atleast one first sensor data to a communication device (such as thecommunication device 202) of a system over a first communicationchannel.

Further, the apparatus 400 may include a first receiver 406 (such as thefirst receiver 216) configured for receiving the at least one firstpresentation data from the communication device over the firstcommunication channel.

Further, the apparatus 400 may include at least one first presentationdevice 408 (such as the at least one first presentation device 214)configured to be communicatively coupled to the first receiver 406. Theat least one first presentation device 408 may be configured forpresenting the at last one first presentation data.

Further, the communication device may be further configured forreceiving at least one second sensor data corresponding to at least onesecond sensor (such as the at least one second sensor 220) associatedwith a second vehicle (such as the second vehicle 218). Further, the atleast one second sensor may be communicatively coupled to a secondtransmitter (such as the second transmitter 222) configured fortransmitting the at least one second sensor data over a secondcommunication channel. Further, the system further may include aprocessing device (such as the processing device 204) communicativelycoupled to the communication device. Further, the processing device maybe configured for generating the at least one first presentation databased on the at least one second sensor data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method 500 of facilitating provisioning of avirtual experience in accordance with some embodiments. At 502, themethod 500 may include receiving, using a communication device (such asthe communication device 202), at least one first sensor datacorresponding to at least one first sensor (such as the at least onefirst sensor 210) associated with a first vehicle (such as the firstvehicle 208). Further, the at least one first sensor may becommunicatively coupled to a first transmitter (such as the firsttransmitter 212) configured for transmitting the at least one firstsensor data over a first communication channel.

At 504, the method 500 may include receiving, using the communicationdevice, at least one second sensor data corresponding to at least onesecond sensor (such as the at least one second sensor 220) associatedwith a second vehicle (such as the second vehicle 218). Further, the atleast one second sensor may be communicatively coupled to a secondtransmitter (such as the second transmitter 222) configured fortransmitting the at least one second sensor data over a secondcommunication channel.

At 506, the method 500 may include transmitting, using the communicationdevice, at least one first presentation data to at least one firstpresentation device associated with the first vehicle. Further, the atleast one first presentation device may include a first receiver (suchas the first receiver 216) configured for receiving the at least onefirst presentation data over the first communication channel. Further,the at least one presentation device may be configured for presentingthe at least one first presentation data.

At 508, the method 500 may include transmitting, using the communicationdevice, at least one second presentation data to at least one secondpresentation device (such as the at least one second presentation device224) associated with the second vehicle. Further, the at least onesecond presentation device may include a second receiver (such as thesecond receiver 226) configured for receiving the at least one secondpresentation data over the second communication channel. Further, the atleast one presentation device may be configured for presenting the atleast one second presentation data.

At 510, the method 500 may include generating, using a processing device(such as the processing device 204), the at least one first presentationdata based on the at least one second sensor data.

At 512, the method 500 may include generating, using the processingdevice, the at least one second presentation data based on the at leastone first sensor data.

At 514, the method 500 may include storing, using a storage device (suchas the storage device 206), each of the at least one first presentationdata and the at least one second presentation data.

FIG. 6 shows a method 600 to allow real pilots in real aircraft usingaugmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual airspace, inaccordance with some embodiments. At 602, the method 600 may includecreating the virtual airspace in an augmented and virtual realityenvironment. The virtual airspace may be a three-dimensional space inwhich one or more aircraft may meet.

Further, at 604, the method 600 may include a real pilot in a realaircraft joining the virtual airspace via their augmented and virtualreality equipment. The real aircraft may be flying in the real world.Accordingly, an image of the real aircraft may be included in thevirtual airspace. Therefore, this provides a live simulation involvingreal people operating real systems.

In some embodiments, the virtual airspace may include virtual aircraft,which may be flown by real people in simulated systems, on the ground.

In some embodiments, the virtual airspace may further includeconstructed aircraft (and/or targets). The constructed aircraft may begenerated and controlled using computer graphics and processing systems.

Further, at 606, the method 600 may include providing augmented andvirtual reality content to the real pilot via their augmented andvirtual reality equipment.

In some embodiments, the method may include providing augmented andvirtual reality content to the real people (on the ground) flyingvirtual aircraft in the virtual airspace.

Further, at 608, the method 600 may include tracking the real pilot andthe real aircraft. This may include tracking the position andorientation of the pilot's head within the cockpit of the aircraft usingthe one or more internal sensors. Further, this may include tracking theoperational state (e.g. location, speed, the direction of travel, etc.)of the aircraft in the virtual airspace using the one or more externalsensors.

Moreover, at 610, the method 600 may include continuously updating theaugmented and virtual reality content shown to the real pilot flying thereal aircraft based on the tracking the real pilot and the realaircraft.

In some embodiments, the augmented and virtual reality content shown tothe real pilot flying the real aircraft may be updated based on theoperational state (e.g. location, speed, the direction of travel, etc.)of the virtual aircraft flown by the real people (on the ground) and theoperational state (e.g. location, speed, the direction of travel, etc.)of the constructed aircraft.

In some embodiments, the method 600 may include continuously updatingthe augmented and virtual reality content shown to the real pilot (onthe ground) flying the virtual aircraft based on the tracking the realpilot and the real aircraft, the operational state (e.g. location,speed, the direction of travel, etc.) of the virtual aircraft flown byto the real people (on the ground) and the operational state (e.g.location, speed, the direction of travel, etc.) of the constructedaircraft.

FIG. 7 shows the augmented and virtual reality content shown to a realpilot 702 flying a real aircraft 704, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment. The augmented and virtual reality content may include one ormore live aircraft 706 (representing real pilots flying real aircraft),one or more virtual aircraft 708 (representing real people on theground, flying virtual aircraft) and one or more constructed aircraft710 (representing aircraft generated and controlled using computergraphics and processing systems). Accordingly, the pilot 702 wearing anaugmented and virtual reality display device (such as the augmented andvirtual reality display device 106) may look out the cockpit window tosee enemy aircraft (706, 708, 710) in extremely high fidelity. Further,the pilot 702 may then practice offensive/defensive air-to-airmanoeuvres against the digital enemy while continuing to fly his ownaircraft 704.

FIG. 8 shows two real aircraft 802-804 in a virtual airspace 806, inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment. The two real aircraft 802-804may be flown by two real pilots (a pilot A and a pilot B). Further, bothpilots may be capable of using the disclosed system to view theaugmented and virtual reality content. Further, the pilot A may be ableto see the pilot B via their augmented and virtual reality equipment.Further, the pilot A may be able to see one or more virtual aircraft(not shown) which may be enemy aircraft or friendly aircraft. Similarly,the pilot B may be able to see the pilot A via their augmented andvirtual reality equipment. Further, the pilot B may be able to see oneor more virtual aircraft (not shown) which may be enemy aircraft orfriendly aircraft.

In some embodiments, the pilot A and the pilot B may be enemies and mayengage in combat against each other.

In some embodiments, the pilot A and the pilot B may be friendly and maycooperate in combat against enemy aircraft. High-speed communicationbetween the two aircraft may be employed to allow for effectivecooperation.

In some embodiments, the two aircraft 802-804 may not fly together inthe real world. As shown in FIG. 8, the aircraft 802 may be part of theUS Air Force and may take off in the USA. Further, the aircraft 804 maybe a part of the Royal Air Force and may take off in the UK. Therefore,the two aircraft 802-804 fly physically in different geographicallocations, but they may share the same virtual airspace 806 (a 6Dairspace) provided by the disclosed system.

Accordingly, the pilot A may fight against the pilot B in the commonvirtual airspace 806. Therefore, each pilot may see other pilot'svirtual image in their augmented and virtual reality equipment.

Further, the pilot A and the pilot B may fight together against enemies.Again, both pilots may see each other's virtual images. However, in thiscase, they may collaborate, and not fight against each other.

With reference to FIG. 9, a system consistent with an embodiment of thedisclosure may include a computing device or cloud service, such ascomputing device 900. In a basic configuration, computing device 900 mayinclude at least one processing unit 902 and a system memory 904.Depending on the configuration and type of computing device, systemmemory 904 may comprise, but is not limited to, volatile (e.g.random-access memory (RAM)), non-volatile (e.g. read-only memory (ROM)),flash memory, or any combination. System memory 904 may includeoperating system 905, one or more programming modules 906, and mayinclude a program data 907. Operating system 905, for example, may besuitable for controlling computing device 900's operation. In oneembodiment, programming modules 906 may include image-processing module,machine learning module. Furthermore, embodiments of the disclosure maybe practiced in conjunction with a graphics library, other operatingsystems, or any other application program and is not limited to anyparticular application or system. This basic configuration isillustrated in FIG. 9 by those components within a dashed line 908.

Computing device 900 may have additional features or functionality. Forexample, computing device 900 may also include additional data storagedevices (removable and/or non-removable) such as, for example, magneticdisks, optical disks, or tape. Such additional storage is illustrated inFIG. 9 by a removable storage 909 and a non-removable storage 910.Computer storage media may include volatile and non-volatile, removableand non-removable media implemented in any method or technology forstorage of information, such as computer-readable instructions, datastructures, program modules, or other data. System memory 904, removablestorage 909, and non-removable storage 910 are all computer storagemedia examples (i.e., memory storage.) Computer storage media mayinclude, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, electrically erasableread-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology,CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices, or any other medium which can be used to storeinformation and which can be accessed by computing device 900. Any suchcomputer storage media may be part of device 900. Computing device 900may also have input device(s) 912 such as a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, asound input device, a touch input device, a location sensor, a camera, abiometric sensor, etc. Output device(s) 914 such as a display, speakers,a printer, etc. may also be included. The aforementioned devices areexamples and others may be used.

Computing device 900 may also contain a communication connection 916that may allow device 900 to communicate with other computing devices918, such as over a network in a distributed computing environment, forexample, an intranet or the Internet. Communication connection 916 isone example of communication media. Communication media may typically beembodied by computer readable instructions, data structures, programmodules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliverymedia. The term “modulated data signal” may describe a signal that hasone or more characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encodeinformation in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation,communication media may include wired media such as a wired network ordirect-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, radiofrequency (RF), infrared, and other wireless media. The term computerreadable media as used herein may include both storage media andcommunication media.

As stated above, a number of program modules and data files may bestored in system memory 904, including operating system 905. Whileexecuting on processing unit 902, programming modules 906 (e.g.,application 920 such as a media player) may perform processes including,for example, one or more stages of methods, algorithms, systems,applications, servers, databases as described above. The aforementionedprocess is an example, and processing unit 902 may perform otherprocesses. Other programming modules that may be used in accordance withembodiments of the present disclosure may include machine learningapplications.

Generally, consistent with embodiments of the disclosure, programmodules may include routines, programs, components, data structures, andother types of structures that may perform particular tasks or that mayimplement particular abstract data types. Moreover, embodiments of thedisclosure may be practiced with other computer system configurations,including hand-held devices, general purpose graphics processor-basedsystems, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, application specific integrated circuit-basedelectronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like.Embodiments of the disclosure may also be practiced in distributedcomputing environments where tasks are performed by remote processingdevices that are linked through a communications network. In adistributed computing environment, program modules may be located inboth local and remote memory storage devices.

Furthermore, embodiments of the disclosure may be practiced in anelectrical circuit comprising discrete electronic elements, packaged orintegrated electronic chips containing logic gates, a circuit utilizinga microprocessor, or on a single chip containing electronic elements ormicroprocessors. Embodiments of the disclosure may also be practicedusing other technologies capable of performing logical operations suchas, for example, AND, OR, and NOT, including but not limited tomechanical, optical, fluidic, and quantum technologies. In addition,embodiments of the disclosure may be practiced within a general-purposecomputer or in any other circuits or systems.

Embodiments of the disclosure, for example, may be implemented as acomputer process (method), a computing system, or as an article ofmanufacture, such as a computer program product or computer readablemedia. The computer program product may be a computer storage mediareadable by a computer system and encoding a computer program ofinstructions for executing a computer process. The computer programproduct may also be a propagated signal on a carrier readable by acomputing system and encoding a computer program of instructions forexecuting a computer process. Accordingly, the present disclosure may beembodied in hardware and/or in software (including firmware, residentsoftware, micro-code, etc.). In other words, embodiments of the presentdisclosure may take the form of a computer program product on acomputer-usable or computer-readable storage medium havingcomputer-usable or computer-readable program code embodied in the mediumfor use by or in connection with an instruction execution system. Acomputer-usable or computer-readable medium may be any medium that cancontain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for useby or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, ordevice.

The computer-usable or computer-readable medium may be, for example butnot limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic,infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagationmedium. More specific computer-readable medium examples (anon-exhaustive list), the computer-readable medium may include thefollowing: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portablecomputer diskette, a random-access memory (RAM), a read-only memory(ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flashmemory), an optical fiber, and a portable compact disc read-only memory(CD-ROM). Note that the computer-usable or computer-readable mediumcould even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program isprinted, as the program can be electronically captured, via, forinstance, optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled,interpreted, or otherwise processed in a suitable manner, if necessary,and then stored in a computer memory.

Embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, are described abovewith reference to block diagrams and/or operational illustrations ofmethods, systems, and computer program products according to embodimentsof the disclosure. The functions/acts noted in the blocks may occur outof the order as shown in any flowchart. For example, two blocks shown insuccession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or theblocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending uponthe functionality/acts involved.

While certain embodiments of the disclosure have been described, otherembodiments may exist. Furthermore, although embodiments of the presentdisclosure have been described as being associated with data stored inmemory and other storage mediums, data can also be stored on or readfrom other types of computer-readable media, such as secondary storagedevices, like hard disks, solid state storage (e.g., USB drive), or aCD-ROM, a carrier wave from the Internet, or other forms of RAM or ROM.Further, the disclosed methods' stages may be modified in any manner,including by reordering stages and/or inserting or deleting stages,without departing from the disclosure.

Although the present disclosure has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the disclosure.

We claim:
 1. A method comprising: creating a virtual airspacecorresponding to a volume of space, the virtual airspace comprising atleast one virtual object having a defined position within the virtualairspace; receiving a first sensor data corresponding to at least onefirst sensor associated with a first vehicle, wherein the at least onefirst sensor data comprises data indicative of a position of a firstvehicle; receiving a second sensor data corresponding to at least onesecond sensor associated with a second vehicle, wherein the at least onesecond sensor data comprises data indicative of a position of a secondvehicle; mapping the position of the first vehicle to a virtual firstvehicle position in the virtual airspace; mapping the position of thesecond vehicle to a virtual second vehicle position in the virtualairspace; generating a first presentation data based, at least in part,on the second sensor data, the virtual second vehicle position and thedefined position of the at least one virtual object and transmitting thefirst presentation data to the first presentation device associated withthe first vehicle; and generating a second presentation data based, atleast in part, on the first sensor data, the virtual first vehicleposition and the defined position of the at least one virtual object andtransmitting the second presentation data to the second presentationdevice associated with the second vehicle; wherein the virtual airspacecomprises a volume of space bounded by defined coordinates and withinwhich at least one of the first vehicle and second vehicle is notlocated.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeatedlyperforming the receiving, mapping and generating steps.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, wherein at least one of the position of the first vehicle andthe position of the second vehicle is conicident with the virtual firstvehicle position and the virtua; second vehicle position, respectively.4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one virtual object isselected from the group consisting of the first vehicle and the secondvehicle.
 5. The method of claom 1, further comprising transmitting afirst authentication data to the first vehicle and a secondauthentification data to the second vehicle.
 6. A method comprising:transmitting a first sensor data corresponding to at least one firstsensor associated with a first vehicle, wherein at least one firstsensor data comprises data indicative of a position of a first vehicle;receiving presentation data for display comprising data indicative of aposition of a second vehicle and at least one virtual object; anddisplaying the presentation data to an operator of the first vehicle;wherein the position of the first vehicle and the position of the secondvehicle are mapped to a virtual airspace and wherein the position of thefirst vehicle with respect to the position of the second vehicle in thereal world differs from that of the position of the first vehicle withrespect to the position of the second vehicle in the virtual airspace.7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second vehicle is an aircraftsimulator.
 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting afirst authentication data with the first sensor data.
 9. The method ofclaim 6, further comprising receiving a second authentication data withthe presentation data.